Celebrated stage and screen actor Sir Ian McKellen, currently starring as Sherlock Holmes in the newly released film "Mr. Holmes," has been making the rounds on American talk shows this week, appearing on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon," "The View," and "Live Kelly & Michael."

While chatting to Jimmy Fallon, he reminisced about their earlier stint together on "Saturday Night Live," in wich McKellen dressed in drag as Dame Maggie Smith and stole a kiss from Fallon "for luck." Watch the full episode here:

Watch McKellen below chatting to the team at "The View."

Earlier in the week Mckellen appeared on "Live Kelly & Michael" talking about his experience as grand marshall of the New York City gay pride parade, in which he "got more crowds than the Pope did in Ecuador."